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RSNA 2023: Hospital imaging systems may be gateways for ransomware, expert warns

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Cybersecurity consultant Richard Staynings argued legacy medical devices are inherently insecure—and likely to remain in hospitals for decades to come.

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FDA clears inHeart’s digital twin of the heart

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France-based medical device developer inHeart has received clearance from the U.S. While the software has been commercially available to clinicians in Europe, FDA clearance now allows inHEART to market the product to hospitals across the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AI-driven digital twin of the heart.

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Polarean closes on $12.6M funding round

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Polarean Imaging , a commercial-stage medical device developer for lung MRI, has closed a $12.6 Polarean said it recently received its next de novo order of a Xenoview polarizer from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. The funding was co-led by Nukem Isotopes GmbH and Bracco S.p.A.,

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ACR responds to Congressional query on AI reimbursement

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has also provided some reimbursement through Category I codes and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS). It remains unclear, however, that all reimbursed uses are currently adding value to patients or the health system, Thorwarth said.

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Deep-learning model predicts bone density on chest x-rays

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If this deep-learning model becomes available as a medical device, chest x-rays taken in a variety of settings, such as medical examinations, checkups, and hospitals, could be used to screen for osteoporosis,” Sato and colleagues suggest. The model achieved 79% accuracy, 96.6% sensitivity, and 34.1% accuracy, 77.1%

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Positron Corporation Enters Agreement to Acquire FDA 510(k) for NeuSight PET-CT

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Our PET imaging product line will now feature PET-CT which will expand access for physicians and practitioners seeking to utilize the full capabilities of the PET modality in nuclear cardiology and oncology.

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GE HealthCare to showcase AI technology at RSNA

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Approximately 30% of the world’s data is generated by healthcare and 97% of data produced by hospitals remains unused, GE HealthCare said. GE HealthCare (GEHC) said it will highlight the company’s AI technology at RSNA 2023, and noted a focus on putting unused healthcare data to use to help providers optimize care.